Butler is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,832 people and two associated neighborhoods, Butler is the 266th largest community in Georgia.Butler is a blue-collar town, with 46.85% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Butler is a city of construction workers and builders, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Butler who work in office and administrative support (11.57%), healthcare suport services (8.78%), and teaching (8.78%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.71% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. As is often the case in a small city, Butler doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In Butler, just 11.75% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Butler in 2022 was $18,535, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,140 for a family of four. Butler also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 49.39% of its population below the federal poverty line.Butler is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Butler home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Butler residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Butler include Irish, English, African, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Butler is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.
